AdminStudio Training Course
Course Introduction
This course introduces the participants to AdminStudio and the participants will
- Learn Repackaging
- Setup the environment for Repackaging
- Understand the best practices
- Learn Application Packaging and repackaging
- Learn to Edit application Packages
- Learn to Manage the Application lifecycle – including updates/upgrades/patches
- Learn to virtualize application packages for various target platforms.
Pre-Requisites
- Basic idea of how to Install/Uninstall software
- Create and manage files/folder with windows file explorer
- Basic windows terminologies – DLLs, Control Panel, Add/Remove programs,
- Basic Virtualization understanding
Target Audience
IT Managers, IT Staff, Application packagers who want to learn repackaging, and Package customizers
Application Packaging
We can :
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Partner with you and help you build/migrate installers
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Design
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Development
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Maintenance
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Provide Consulting services on a case specific issue – support based services
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Provide Support to organizations and help resolve their issues on a one-time, or a subscription model
Application Virtualization
In this service we will provide:
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Converting installers to virtual platforms – Citrix, APP-V, Zenworks
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Migrate legacy installers to virtual platforms
Course Outline
5 day Course Content with 90% hands on labs
AdminStudio Tools
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Overview of the Application Migration Process Windows Installer Background
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Features and Benefits of Windows Installer Format of a Windows Installer Installation Windows Installer Concepts and Terminology Preparing for Application Migration
Creating the Storage Structure
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Defining Standard Images
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Project Documentation
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Installing the Repackager on Your Repackaging Image Global Exclusion Lists
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Global Exclusion Lists
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Creating Workflow Templates and Process Assistants
Repackaging
Repackager Best Practices
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Using the Repackager Interface
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Repackager Interface-Tools Menu
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The Repackaging Wizard
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Using Installation Monitoring to Repackage an Application
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Using Snapshot Mode to Repackage an Application
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Repackaging InstallScript MSI Installations
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Repackager Output
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Reviewing the Repackaged Data
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Working with Repackaging Projects
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Testing the Repackaged Installation
Running MSI Installations
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Testing Guidelines
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Commonly Performed Tests
Overview
- Setting Editor Options General Information
- Working with Application Data Path Variables
- Shortcuts
- Registry Data
- INI Files
- Environment Variables Per-Application Paths Conditions
- Building Releases
- Validating the MSI Package
- Creating Templates
- Building a Citrix Profile
- Building a ThinApp Application
- Advanced Editor Topics
- Searching for Files
- Direct Editor
- Handling Locked-Down Environments
- COM Registration
- Custom Actions
Windows Installer Sequences
- Custom Action Scheduling Options
- The Custom Actions and Sequences View
- Common Custom Action Types
- Creating Custom Actions
- Creating a Windows Installer Transform
Introduction to Tuner
- Creating a Response Transform
- Editing the Transform Using Tuner
- Applying a Transform
- Using the InstallShield Editor to Create a Customized Transform Template (Generic MST)
- Application Management
Application Catalog
- Importing Merge Modules
- Working with Groups
- Creating and Importing OS Snapshots
- Importing Windows Installer and Virtual Packages
- Scanning Dependencies
- Validating Imported Packages
- Test Center
- Application Consistency Evaluator (ACE) Rules
- Identifying Conflicts Using the Conflict Wizard
- Resolving Conflicts
- Testing for Application Compatibility Overview
- Upgrading Products
- Preparing for Major Upgrades
- Defining the Upgrade Settings
- Deploying a Major Upgrade
- Additional Topics That May be Covered
- Introduction to the Automated Application Converter
- Introduction to Using InstallShield Editor to Create Virtual Applications
- Introduction to the AdminStudio Application Compatibility Pack
- Application Isolation
- Quality Monitor
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